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Farah, Nuruddin
(Encyclopedia) Farah, Nuruddin, 1945–, Somali novelist, playwright, and essayist. Educated in Ethiopia, India, and England, he writes in English. His first novel, From a Crooked Rib (1970), was about…boil
(Encyclopedia) boil or furunclefurunclefy&oobreve;rˈŭngkəl [key], tender, painful inflammatory nodule in the skin, which becomes pustular but with a hard center (see abscess). It may be caused by…cartilage
(Encyclopedia) cartilagecartilagekärˈtəlĭj [key], flexible semiopaque connective tissue without blood vessels or nerve cells. It forms part of the skeletal system in humans and in other vertebrates,…adrenocorticotropic hormone
(Encyclopedia) adrenocorticotropic hormoneadrenocorticotropic hormoneədrēˈnōkôrˌtəkōtrŏpˈĭk [key], polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. Its chief function is to stimulate the…Kawasaki disease
(Encyclopedia) Kawasaki disease or Kawasaki syndrome, acute illness characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels that primarily affects young children; it is more common in boys and children of…leishmaniasis
(Encyclopedia) leishmaniasisleishmaniasislēshˌmənīˈəsĭs [key], any of a group of tropical diseases caused by parasitic protozoans of the genus Leishmania. The parasites live in dogs, foxes, rodents,…glucagon
(Encyclopedia) glucagonglucagongl&oomacr;ˈkəgŏn [key], hormone secreted by the α cells of the islets of Langerhans, specific groups of cells in the pancreas. It tends to counteract the action of…James, Saint (the “brother” of Jesus)
(Encyclopedia) James, Saint, in the Bible, the “brother” of Jesus. The Gospels make several references to the brothers of Jesus, and St. Paul speaks of “James the Lord's brother.” While Protestants…meninges
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Meninges: Section of spine showing meningeal layers meningesmeningesmĭnĭnˈjēz [key], three membranous layers of connective tissue that envelop the brain and spinal cord (see…Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich
(Encyclopedia) Pavlov, Ivan PetrovichPavlov, Ivan Petrovichēvänˈ pētrôˈvĭch pävˈləf [key], 1849–1936, Russian physiologist and experimental psychologist. He was professor at the military medical…Trending
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